Croatia: A Reflection of Heaven

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Croatia: A Reflection of Heaven

Beauty is defined as being the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind.

If this is the definition of beauty, then Croatia is so much more than beautiful. Croatia is 56 594 km2 of pure heaven.

Situated between the crystal blue waters of the Adriatic Sea and the jagged, mighty Dinaric Alps, Croatia is the perfect escape from reality. With a tumultuous history of being thrown between competing kingdoms, it has a rich cultural mix of Roman churches, Venetian palaces and Napoleonic forts scattered throughout its mainland. The towns are mapped with paving stones, worn with over 1 400 years of history, that lead to ancient walls and stone embellished houses transporting you to a different time.

If history is not your thing, then you simply need to look at the unspoiled beauty of the coastline. As the Pearl of the Atlantic, Croatia boasts an array of picturesque lakes, dramatic waterfalls and awe-inducing canyons. The island speckled shore opens opportunities of cooling waters, summertime madness and thrilling adventures. From hiking, mountain-biking and rafting, you will be sure to find something here that will get your blood pumping.

Croatia has a Mediterranean climate with hot, dry and sunny weather during Summer months, and mild - sometimes wet - weather in Winter. The average temperatures lie in the mid-to-high 20°C in Summer. Winter is a bit cooler, but very rarely goes under 5°C.

However, the beauty doesn’t just lie in the landscapes and the climate: the Croats are the friendliest, most hospitable people you could ever wish to share a meal with. With provincially grown grapes for mind-seducing wines, olive trees to produce rich oils and such and rich, adventurous dishes made from the local catch-of-the-day, these people are eager to share their food, drink and stories. The rich diversity of the country offers you glitz and glamour, with people relaxing their gold-adorned bodies on yachts and modernised clubs. But you will also find the buckets and spades digging for food and work just to make a living in this paradise.

With all this beauty, culture, history and love, Croatia is an undiscovered paradise full of hidden treasures, heart-quickening experiences and memories that will flow through the pages of history.